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COUNTY SENTINEL
VOLUME XVI.
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GEORGIA., FRIDAY. MAY U, 1920.
NUMBER 6.
Bill Blue Writes
About His Auto
Ice Plant in Full Blast
With Capacity for
All Demands
^
OVERALL FAD COSTLY
to wont
Well, folks, I’m come again, after
so long a curie. One reason i in :aie
mis Unit, ^and its a danuy guuu one
too) is i oougnt a car and have been
very busy crying co maneuver it
around and learn it gee from haw, and !
when to start and stop, at the journeys !
begnning and end. Now i find a car \
is quite educating and elevating in'
some respects, and always very in
teresting, especially to one learning
the rudiments of the various cranks
(drivers), levers- buttons and peddles.
Owing to Social Craze
Which Has Grip on
the Country
Another much needed public enter
prise has materalized, whose advent
is hailed with joy by the public. We ■ „ . . .. T e . ,
. . , . , .; lnen again at times I find a car can
refer to tie ice p ant w ic s re j depressing in language, morals and
up this week, and all hats are off to I finan ,. al aftairs when it takua a
Mr. J. W. House- its promoter and In SQme respects . car ; 3 a
funny proposition. Now my car seems
owner, who is never happier than
when doing some good deed for the
benefit of his home people.
The macinerv of the plant is of the
latest make of its kind, and cost quite
a neat sum. The plant will have a
capacity of ten tons a day, which
will be sufficient to supply Douglas-
ville and the surrounding country.
In a few days Mr. House will install
a delivery wagon which will traverse
the city, thus saving you the trouble
of going to the plant for your ice.
This is an enterprise that should re
ceive a liberal patronage at the hands
of our people. Watch Douglasville
grow.
An Enjoyable Affair-
Mrs. Nichols Given
Silver Souvenir
to be a full-grown car with its full
amount of well developed acooter-
ments. Yet it sucks its feed from a
tin can like a two-weeks old baby tug
ging at a bottle. But unlike the baby,
when the can is empty, instead of
squalling for more, no matter where
it is it sits there and paiently waits
for you to fill the can. Then if the
car is in a real good humor, it will
take you three or four more blocks be.
fore wanting something else.
Fellers, 1 bought my car from a
feller who said he’d learn me to run
pu^h or pull it, and I think he soon
foCnd out he had taken a government
contract on his hands. Anyway- he
got me into the thing, and after an
elaborate explanation of the various
things there was to do to make it go.
I twisted some buttons, pulled a few
levers, mashed down a peddle or two.
and the only result was a few coughe
or heave or so, and all was silent.
That feller said I needed head work,
but I thought I needed a couple more
feet and a few extra arms and hands
to push and pull all them things. Well,
Sir, I went through the performance
Sunshine is J ust Ahead
Tip of Consolation
For Grouches
The “Overall Club” movement is
sweeping the jcountry Bankers," pro-1
fessional men, manufacturers and men i
in all walks of life, who have plenty
clothes and money to buy more,
are wearing blue denim overalls, for
years the indispensable garb of the
working man and farmer, in a mis
taken and misguided effort to reduce
the high cost of clothing.
Public-spirited citizens are practic
ing economy by donning a suit of blue
denim overalls to ride in their eight
thousand dollar limousines.
We are in sympathy with uny
movement that will help reduce the
high cost of living and are at all
times ready and anxious to help along
a good cause.
In justice to the man who wears
overalls not from choice but from
actual necessity, we cannot conscien
tiously keep silent and profit from a
movement which will have only one
result, and that is that the man who
must wear overalls will be forced to
pay more for them.
Every pair of overalls bought by
a man who will use them only while
this fad is on. simply lea..ves one
pair less for the man who has to wear
them.
again, and would you believe it, the
thing started directly for a high bank.
I yelled whoa and give the wheel a
. »r- • c • *. r spin, and then she started to cross the
The Womans Missionary Society, of. 1 t .
.. .. , . . u ; • railroad, and it wasent no regular
the Methodist church, held a very in- . ’ ...... ,
. e | crossing, either. 1 hen that feller he
teresting meeting Lues-day afernopu, * , . . . . , u > u,nw "
, , . . j made a grab and a twist and somehow p ...
with seventeen member-* present. • ........ ., a rius >
on other got it to following the road j
in somewhat of a zig zag fashion. ;
Then he said all I needed was a little ! piUs womnn was dischar(fe d.
practice and everything would be o.k.. j
but what I actually needed right then
was a road forty miles wide and my
Rev. W. li. Clark gave an impressive
talk on ‘The Power to Accomplish the
Impossible. Mrs. Hewefct and Miss)
Hawley talked on “Korea and work
in the Far East.”
MAYORS COURT
Judge McLarty had quite n lively
session Monday, and while only one
case was tried, the evidence revolted
thrills that would make Snub Pollard
and Charlie Chaplin look like 30 cents
Beatrice and Bertha Riley, two sports
from Darktown, were charged with
disorderly conduct against Henrietta
uch as throwing rocks and
using obscene language. The Riley’s
were find $15.00 and costs while the
The meeting dosed with a praye. heart moved hack up to th( , right
after which the society went in a bo*- n)ace A good nerve tonic wou | d | lave
to the home of Mrs. H. Q. Nichas, L, ped somC) but you know that>3 a
and in a very appropriate manrer^.^ pf the past noWi and your
Mrs. F. M. Stewart presented her with can tp the devil for a „ UnoIe
a handsome 3et of salad forks snd J g am carea
orange spoons as a gift of love And
remem be rence from true missionary
society, which was a great surprise
to Mrs. Nichols. In accepting she
spoke of her unlimited love for her
home town and for the people of Doug
lasville, and the wonderful aspiration
the missionary society had been to
her.
MOTHERS’ DAY
Was reverently observed in Doug
lasville- both Sunday-schools present-
Well. to make a long story short,
that air feller got me off in town
in the thing and told me I could make
it go home, and mind me same as a
pet kitten, and I fool like undertook
to make her take the road and carry
me home. Well, Sir, I felt kinder like
J. Gould at first, then the sensation
made a change and I felt like Charlie
Chaplin looks. It seemed like there
were cooties crawling up and down my
back, and about that time I saw
another feller coming, and by jinks,
I thought he was going one way. and
ing interesting programs. Rev. W. h e thought I was going one way, and
H. Clark, of the Methodist church, de- we both tried to go the same way.
livered a very timely and interesting only in opposite directions. I kicked
sermon, which was listened to my! an d slammed things around in an
quite a number of the Baptist con- u c aw , yeee. ,:“atwo aaadidi
gregation, whose pastor was out of aw f u l hurry for about a second- but
the city. ! I must have missed the right button
—— ! or something. She slowed up, but
POLICE SERGEANT FRAMED THIS kept going until she ran in and tried
! to hug and kiss the other fellers car.
Out in Reno, Nov., where divorces a car is very affectionate at times
are handed out rather freely, the fol- j [ find, but they want to kiss too hard,
lowing motto occupies a conspicuous j Well, Sir, I backed off and sat down
place on the desk of a sergeant of i on the side of the street and sent for
police. I the feller that sold it to me. He came
Every red-blooded American will i down and took a look and said: “Git
subscribe to the doctrine. It reads! \ another bolt and we will put your
“To all Anarchists, I. W. W.’s, Bol
shevists, Loafers, Bums, Dynamit
ers, Radicals, Government De3tray-
ers, Soreheads and Murderers:
“You are treated better in the
United States than you ever were any
where else in the world; you have more
liberty, more leisure and more to eat;
bumper back on.” He said a car
coulden’t bump without a bumper. So
I had to spend a whole nickel for a
doggone little old bolt. No, I didn’t
got mad, I was too dadgum weak in
the knees and wanted to save what
little breath I had left.
But dont let me discourage you from
you live better than you ever did be- buying a car. The country is going to
fore, and you have more opportunities
for advancement. Do not criticise and
abuse our government and our allies..
If you don’t like the way our govern
ment is run, go back to your own
country, if it will let you. Why did
you come here? You are not needed
and nobody here has any use for you.
You are a cootie on the back of Uncle
Sam and will soon be scratched off.
Go back to the scum from whence you
oozed. If vou are just a natural born
trouble-maker, or if you have no
country, then go to h—l, where you
Lbelong.”—Lansdale Republican.
be full of em this year, but it will be
safe to drive around, as most every
body will be sober, and when you have
an accident or breakdown, do like
did. have it in front of a hardware
store or a first class garage. My lit
tle accident couident have been
avoided, as the street wasen’t over
sixty feet wide where we bumped.
Suicide Rumor
Proved Untrue
rumor was rife in town Wednes
day to the effect that an attempt
bad been made at suicide a few mile
from town. A Sentinel man got on
the trail of the rumor, with the result
that the party implicated in the af
fair had taken an overdose of “Chain
Lighting” and was experiencing the
aftermath of its effects, and needed
something to remove the dark brown
taste from his mouth.
LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
News of a serious accident on the
Southern reaches us to the effect that
No. 30 struck a split rail at Tallapoosa
last Saturday morning, with the re
sult that three were killed and sev
eral injured.
“IN HONORS WEB”
Beautiful dance scenes form atmos
phere for Vitagraph’s new picture,
‘In Honor’s Web,” which will be shown
at the Kozytorium theater on Satur
day, May 15. Harry T. Morey is the
star.
•The big social event serves as set
ting for a dramatic episode in which
Mr.' Morey- in the role of Frank Pow
ell, a wealthy manufacturer, con
fronts a rascally social parasite with
the accusation of his evil. The hero
is compelled out of chivalry to at
tack to scoundrel, and floor him
midst the assembled guests.
This unusually dramatic occurence
leads to a gradually intensified ro
mance of mystery and tragedy and
love. There is a remarkable climax.
“In Honor’s Web,” is reported in east
ern dramatic reviews to be one of
the strongest pictures of the year.
When the going i.s bad, it is a special
call to the the goer to be good He
may not arrive either where or whn
he had first intended. These may be
matters quite beyond his competence
to decide. But for his own credit as
a man he must arrive where he does
arrive quite cheerfully; for this is a
matter of much more consequence in
the scheme of things.
We did not select this particular
brand of winter out of an assort
ment of samples submitted for our
choosing. Nor did we choose the state
of the roads of the markets on tile day
when we expected to go or to buy.
And we were not forewarned But
shall we think we have a grievance
against the universe on that account?
That would be to make our own sig
nificant and transient selves the mea
sure and purpose of a world that Li
bigger than we are and has 3ome
other interests than ours in charge.
To say that the world was made for
man is a long, long disance from as
serting that the whole state of the
world and the weather were carefully
calculated for our personal conven
ience in gettting somewhere or other
on a particular day at ten o’clock in
the morning.
Nothing scores like patience "had
self-possession when the going is bud
Some one has* said that enough human
energy was wasted in mere complain
ing during February to clear the snow
off all the streets. Be that as it may,
we have all observed the ineffective
ness of sputtering. When the emer
gency arrives and the going is bad
the wise man becomes economical, of
words. Complaining may bring a
4 empo!v v relief for our eny>tions;
but it st ldom gets us anywhere.
When the going is bad our reserves
of strength and cheer are preious;
But have we any reserves to help us
over these emergencies? A man may-,
be like a cheap motor car which runs
along well enough on a smooth and
level road, but will “lie down” on a
stony hill. If we are that kind of
person, the time when he going is bad
is a time of warning as to the sort of
person we are. The figure of a motor
car is modern; Christ’s figure
is that of the plant on stony soil
which, because it had no root in it
self, when the sun was up was
scorched and withered away. Have
we a root in ourselves? Have we a
faith rich in reserves of power, on
which we may draw confidently when
the going is bad?
All life is a challenge to our quali
ties. All difficulties summon our ef
fective powers to the work. We do
not say that mere energy will over
come all roubles of the way. Some
difficulties are meant to be insuper
able. Snow is so light that the wind
drives it. But there were powerful
locomotives that were stalled in the
drifts of this same snow and only
helped out by the humble snow shovel.
It is presumptuous to say that we
will go on, whatever happens. We
make sure whether it is duty to go on.
are to study the whole situation, to
We are to mark time, if necessary,
with all serenity of heart; make
friends with the humble snow shovel
as well as with the stream rotary
plow; respect the rights of others
and sympathise with their troubles.
For we may be sure that, though the
going is bad, in due time the Master
of the roads will clear the way for
our appointed journeying.—Congrego-
tionalist and Advance.
What is Disease
Now in City ?
Several of our citizens are con
fined to their homes with a breaking
out, which is designated' as smallpox,
chickenpox, measles, itch. etc. Won’t
some of our local physicians diog-
anose the malady and give the Senti
nel a correct solution? In its present
condition, the diHea.se is causing alarm
in some sections of the city—es
pecially among those superstitious!y
inclined.
LITHE A SPRINGS
A CLEANER CITY
Is the Duty of Every
Citizen Who Has
Civic Pride
Mr. Frank Harper, of Lawrence
Kansas, was the guest of his brother,
Mr. Nesbit-Harper, last week.
Mr. a«d Mrs. Cauldor Hudson, of
Atlanta., were week -end guests of Mr.
J. A. Smith and family.
The Woman’s Missionary society met
on Monday p. m. with Mrs. J. T. Mor.
gan, at Austell.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pratt, and
children, of Decatur, are here for a
few weeks, occupying the Kennedy
cottage.
Misses Blanc* Gore and Claudie
Harbin were with relatives here Sun
day.
Miss Evelyn Nixon and Mr. Leon
Nixon, of Atlanta, were week-end
guests of Visa Aline Lee.
Mr. and Mm. George Harper, of
Charleston, S. C., are expected here
this week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Nes
bit Harper.
Mr. 'A. F. Adamson, of Collage
Park, was the guest of Mrs. K. H.
Richardson, on Tuesday.
Mrs. P. H. Winn went to- Macon
recently to visit Mins Anna Winn, at
Wesleyan college.
The quarterly meeting here Sunday
was well attended and a very able
sermon was delivered by Rev. La-
Prade.
Our school commencement will be
gin on Wednesday evening, May 19th.
with a program rendered by the pri
mary and intermediate grades. On
Thursday evening- May “Oth, the high
school department, will give the play,
“Mrs. Tubbs of Shanty T ow Fri
day evening, May 21st, brings tiy*
exercises to a clone, with graduation,
and an addreHH by. Dr. J. A. Sharp,
of Emory. Let everyone hear Dr.
Sharp, for we are fortunate in se
curing him, as he is such a great
speaker and is known and loved ail
over the south.
In response to the Sentinel’s sug
gestion last week for a cleaner Doug-
lasville, some of our people are doing
their bit along this line, which is com
mendable, butnve regret to note that
the unclean spots are still in the ma
jority. Paint up, clean up. It will
enhance the value and looks of your
property. And if you have no self
pride, do it from a sanitary stand
point, as this is the time of year when
jfiever and other kindred diseases are
abroad in the land, and a little work
might be the means of keeping them
from our midst. Paints and brooms
are cheaper than a doctor’s bill or
coffin. Clean up until there is not a
vestige of filth left in our town. You
owe it to yourself as well as the com
munity.
WHERE THANKS
Had Close Call
For His Life
A fatal accident came near hapu
pening at the depot Saturday morn
ing, when a conductor on an east-
bound fa;rt freight in attempting to
catch the reah end of his cab lost foot
ing and was thrown violently to the
ground, but fortunately escaped un-
hunt. It was a close call to say ths
least.
LITHIA SPRINGS, RT. 1
PINNED UNDER CAR
i/
BLACKBIRDS MEET
/
Mr. J. Groodzinsky started on a
trip to Villa Rica Saturday, and when
near the home of Mr. Pat McGouirk,
on Broad street, turned out of the
road for another car, running into a
piece of new-worked road, with the
| result that his car turned over pin
ning him underneath- but he escaped
injury.
A crowd estimated at one thousand
That a Douglasville man never assembled at Lithia Springs Sunday
starts to talk about germs in kisses I for the a"™* 1 colored singing. Every-
until after he is married or gets- a [tody was orderly and seemed to enjoy
divorce?" » • ‘[the occasion to the limit.
Carrying a cotton umbrella, faded
green with age, “Patsy ’ Mulhern, tl.e
most picturesque figur? of pru
dence, R. I., attended. 1,017 funer.vs
The recent rains delayed the far
mers for a few days, which they
needed to be at work, aa they haven’t
done much planting.
Mr. and 'jMrtk Lawrence Hendrix
spent Sunday with her mother- Mrs.
Morris.
Miss Tullie Loyd spent Sunday with
Miss Marie Turner.
Miss Mary Noble spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. E. Brown.
Miss Annie Ruth Turner spent the
week-end At Austell.
Mr. J. H. Todd was transacting
business in Lithia Springs Wednesday.
Miss Thelma Foster spent last weeK
in Atlanta.
Miss Frances Henry spen t the week
end in Hapevillo.
Mrs. Lonnie Strickland gave tie
young folks a party Saturday night,
which was enjoyed by all present.
The members of Mount Vernon
church met last Wednesday and cut
logs to weather-bo xr 1 the church
Messrs. Gene Bbtir and Walter
Coursey spent Sunday with Mr Roy
Morris.
Hardest Worked of all
Public Servants
Forgotten
We’ve thought over it a Rood bit
and we’ve about come to the conclusion
that there’s no profession on earth
in which the worker gets less apprecia
tion and more knock- an abuse than in
the newspaper game. And we have
akin reached, the conclusion that the
■eason ail newspaper editors jr-uto
heaven when they die is they get so
much of the other place while they’re
on earth.
No matter how nobly the editor
boosts for the developement of his
town and community, no matter how
loyally he may support a friend in
politics or extoll the virtues of a
citizen of the town, no matter how
loudly he sings the praises of the town
belle about to wed or how gently ho
lays a wreath of pretty words on tho
grave of a departed citizen, he seldom
hears those magic words “THANK
YOU.-’ And few times in his life does
he catch a whisper of that cheering
sentiment, “Well Done."
But let him make a slip in his paper
—lat him say Bill Jones did some
thing he didn’t do or Mrs. Brown said
something she didn’t say, and every
body in town takes a whack at him.
This is true in the newspaper game
everywhere in the world, and being a
part of the world Douglasville is no
exception.' But with alt the knocks,
with all the lack of thanks and little
cheering words that could he said
bat are left forgotten, the editor
drives right on boosting, and he al
ways will. He was born to help the
other fellow and, like he birds, learned
early in life that if no one else feeds
him heaven may. And maybe that s
why the Lord keeps so many editors
on earth—to keep the balance of the
world, from souring or turning stole.
SUGAR SHORTAGE
During the present sugar shortage
Douglasville people can learn how to
“take the bitter witi) the sweet,” but
are living in hopeo of being “sweet
ened” soon- So mote it be.
MISSES DAVIS ENTERTAIN
Misses Ruth and Willie Davis enter
tained a few of their friends Wednes
day night with a pound party. Light
refreshments and mucic were an es
pecial feature, which made the evening
one of pleasure.
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HONOR ROLL
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
J. E. Feltman, Winston.
Paul Liard- Hiram.
J. R. Harding, Atlanta.
RENEWAL subscriptions
D. W. Peace, City.
G. M. Edwards, City.
S. S. Swanson, Rt. 3.
A. S. Hudson, Rt. 4.